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Writings by William Gray Purcell
The Parabiographies manuscripts (circa 1930s-1950s)

Volume for 1910: "Work of the Fourth Year"

Note that entries may contain comments, observations, and anecdotes ranging far beyond the specific elements of an architectural commission. Then again, the entry might also be little more than a curt dismissal in passing.

A fragment of an early draft with pagination disconnected from later versions contains important information on the formation of the firm that is absent from the continuity of manuscript given below.

Commission List 69: Patrick E. Byrne residence (Bismarck, North Dakota 1909)
Commission List 70: C. L. Browne, consultation (Ithaca, New York 1909)
Commission List 71: Mrs. H. H. Bell residence, alterations (Minneapolis, Minnesota 1910)
Commission List 72: Duplex House for Harry Blair, project (Winona, Minnesota 1910)
Commission List 73: Mrs. T. B. Keith residence, alterations and furniture (Eau Claire, Wisconsin 1910)
Commission List 74: Garage for the Electric Carriage and Battery Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota 1910)
Commission List 75: W. E. Baker residence (Minneapolis, Minnesota 1910)
Commission List 76: Exchange State Bank (Grand Meadow, Minnesota 1910)
Commission List 77: Edward Goetzenberger residence (Minneapolis, Minnesota 1910)
Commission List 78: Westminster Presbyterian Church, alterations (Minneapolis, Minnesota 1910)
Commission List 79: George Stricker residence, project (Minneapolis, Minnesota 1910)
Commission List 80: Leon Warner residence, alterations (Minneapolis, Minnesota 1910)
Commission List 81: T. R. Atkinson residence (Bismarck, North Dakota 1910)
Commission List 82: S. F. Blymer summer residence #1 (Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota 1910)
Commission List 83: A. B. C. Dodd residence (Charles City, Iowa 1910)
Commission List 84: C. F. Clark residence, project (Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1910)
Commission List 85: J. H. Waggoner, consultation (Eau Claire, Wisconsin 1910)
Commission List 86: Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, project (Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1910)
Commission List 87: Design for the Perfection Church Company, stationery, for Carl K. Bennett (Owatonna, Minnesota 1910)
Commission List 88: Stables for Henry B. Babson (Riverside, Illinois 1910)
Commission List 89: Josephine Crane Bradley residence #1 (Madison, Wisconsin 1910)
Commission List 90: H. C. Garvin residence, alterations (Winona, Minnesota 1910/1911)
Commission List 91: Stables and Landscaping for E. B. Ingram (Minneapolis, Minnesota 1910)
Commission List 92: Cabin for James B. Thompson (Northern Minnesota 1910)
Commission List 93: Charles R. Crane residence, alterations (Crane Estate, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 1910)
Commission List 93A: Stables for Charles R. Crane, alterations (Crane Estate, Woods Hole, Minnesota 1910) [no entry]
Commission List 94: Charles W. Sexton summer residence, alterations (Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota 1910)
Commission List 95: W. G. A. Millar residence, alterations (Pittsburg, Pennsylvania 1910)
Commission List 96: Frank Horton, consultation (Winona, Minnesota 1910) [no entry]
Commission List 97: W. B. Hathaway summer residence, alterations (Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota 1910)
Commission List 98: Edward L. Powers residence (Minneapolis, Minnesota 1910)
Commission List 99: First National Bank (Rhinelander, Wisconsin 1910)
Commission List 100: Elk's Club, project (Winona, Minnesota 1910)
Commission List 101: W. A. Hubbard, consultation (Minneapolis, Minnesota 1910)
Commission List 102: Harold E. Hineline residence (Minneapolis, Minnesota 1910)
Commission List 103: Fireplace for W. A. Benton (Location unknown 1910)
Commission List 104: Studio for Paul Mueller (Minneapolis, Minnesota 1910)

The storage locator citation for the drafts of this volume in the Purcell collection finding aid is AR:B4d1.4.